Editorial Board Guest Author

Ms. Kovary

Giselle Kovary

President, n-gen People Performance

As president and co-founder of n-gen People Performance Inc., Ms. Kovary is dedicated to building strategies and programs that help clients target, motivate and engage employees in order to increase performance and productivity. She is a sought after resource to industry leaders, having worked with 18 of the top Fortune 500 companies across North America, including Chevron, Cisco, TJX and Xerox. Over 60,000 people globally have experienced an n-gen workshop or presentation. With close to 20 years of experience in learning and development, she has devoted more than a dozen years to researching the impact that generational differences have on organizational performance.
Ms. Kovary has created solutions and programs in five practice areas – sales & customer service, leadership, team building, Millennials and human resources. As a human resources expert, Ms. Kovary is regularly quoted in national publications and appears on television and radio.
n-gen partners with clients to deliver existing ‘off-the-shelf’ learning programs from our library of 27 courses, or designs custom learning solutions. Our highly interactive learning programs engage all levels within an organization, from C-suite executives to front line employees. All n-gen training is based on the two books Ms. Kovary has co-authored: Loyalty Unplugged: How to Get, Keep & Grow All Four Generations and Upgrade Now: 9 Advanced Leadership Skills.
Ms. Kovary has a Master’s degree in communication studies from the University of Windsor. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and raises money for breast cancer research in her free time.
Please visit http://www.ngenperformance.com for more information.

Giselle Kovary's articles

Human Resources: Value Creation

Businesses must evolve to stay competitive and this is also true of employment positions within those organizations. In the hotel industry, for example, the role that HR professionals perform continues to broaden and expand. Today, they are generally responsible for five key areas - government compliance; payroll and benefits; employee acquisition and retention; training and development; and organizational structure and culture. In this enlarged capacity, HR professionals are no longer seen as part of an administrative cost center, but rather as a member of the leadership team that creates strategic value within their organization. HR professionals help to define company policies and plans; enact and enforce systems of accountability; and utilize definable metrics to measure and justify outcomes. Of course, there are always new issues for HR professionals to address. Though seemingly safe for the moment, will the Affordable Care Act ultimately be repealed and replaced and, if so, what will the ramifications be? There are issues pertaining to Millennials in the workforce and women in leadership roles, as well as determining the appropriate use of social media within the organization. There are new onboarding processes and e-learning training platforms to evaluate, in addition to keeping abreast of political issues like the minimum wage hike movement, or the re-evaluation of overtime rules. Finally, there are genuine immigration and deportation issues that affect HR professionals, especially if they are located in Dreamer Cities, or employ a workforce that could be adversely impacted by federal government policies. The March Hotel Business Review will take a look at some of the issues, strategies and techniques that HR professionals are employing to create and sustain value in their organization.